As described on their website, the company is an "intergenerational, racially and ethnically diverse ensemble of artists, actors, designers, and musicians whose landmark works remain a significant part of La MaMa’s history.
"[1] Great Jones Repertory was founded in 1972 by Elizabeth Swados, Andrei Șerban, and La MaMa founder and artistic director Ellen Stewart.
Other works performed by the company have included Eric Bentley's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's Good Woman of Setzuan[2] and repertory productions of Shakespeare's As You Like It between 1976[3] and 1980.
[4] In 2015, Great Jones Rep premiered Pier Paolo Passolini's "Plyade," directed by Ivica Buljan from Croatia.
The Pylade cast featured guest Slovenian actor, Marko Mandić as Pylade with company members Mia Yoo, Perry Yung, Chris Wild, Cary Gant, eugene the poogene, maura nguyen donohue, Valois Mickens, John Gutierrez, and Tunde Sho as Orestes.